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capital offense vs criminal offense

criminal offense vs capital offense

capital offense and criminal offense both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
capital offense Yes No No No
criminal offense Yes No No No
As nouns, criminal offense is a hypernym of capital offense; that is, criminal offense is a word with a broader meaning than capital offense:
  • capital offense: a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
  • criminal offense: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Other hypernyms of capital offense include crime, criminal offence, law-breaking.
capital offense (noun) criminal offense (noun)
a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Difference between capital offense and criminal offense

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